Chapter 24 Chapter 24 Nazhen's Trouble

Six years passed in a blink of an eye, and it was the 1940s.Tashi and Gangzhu came back from northern Tibet with a team of mules and horses, and they were slowly heading towards Lhasa.The strange humming sound in the sky was getting louder and louder, deafening.The pack team stopped to watch, and an American C-47 transport plane whizzed over with a long tail of smoke. Gang Zhu paled in panic, and shouted loudly: "Amo, what is in the sky?" The guys scattered and exclaimed: "Demons, demons. Heavenly Bodhisattva, Heavenly Bodhisattva!" Everyone was so frightened that they knelt on the ground and prayed to the sky, chanting words.The plane roared overhead, its engines ablaze.Tashi shouted at everyone: "Don't panic, don't panic, this is an airplane, an airplane!"

The plane dragged a long smoke to the distant mountain, and with a loud explosion, a puff of black smoke rose from behind the mountain.Gangzhu regained his composure, and asked, "Is this an airplane? How did it fly here?" "It should be an American plane. I heard from the opera box that Burma has fallen, and the Burma Road from the interior to overseas has also been cut off by the Japanese. The urgently needed domestic goods cannot be transported on the ground, so they are transported from the sky. " Tashi said while watching. "Sir, do foreigners use this guy in the sky to carry goods?"

"Yes. They used a plane to open up a route in the air, crossing the Himalayas, and transporting the military supplies of the allies to the interior. This plane must have malfunctioned." "If this end falls, can the plane still survive?" Zhaxi looked at the thick smoke behind the mountain and shook his head. Deji knew that Tashi would come back today, she was sitting in front of the dressing table, dressing up carefully.Although six years have passed, she is still beautiful, more mature than before. Her son Ah Jue is six years old, innocent and lovely.Seeing that Deji was putting on makeup, he squeezed in through the crack of the door, leaned over on tiptoe, and finally bumped into Deji.Deji shook his hand, and applied lipstick to his face along the corner of his mouth.Ah Jue said with a smirk, "Grandma, monster, Grandma is a monster."

Deji hugged him and teased him: "Monsters only eat children." She began to bite his chubby face. The mother and son had had enough fun, Ah Jue obediently wiped the lipstick on Deji's face, and exaggeratedly said: "Grandma, you are really fragrant, why are you so fragrant?" "Little slick, I want to spray my perfume again. Come on, Grandma will give it to you!" She took Ah Jue's little hand and sprayed it on his wrist. Ah Jue deliberately took a deep breath and said intoxicated, "France, Chanel." Basang came in from the outside and saw their mother and son playing, so he waited aside.Deji put Ah Jue down, got up and asked, "Basang, where is the master?"

"I have already passed Caigongtang, so I should enter the mansion after speaking." "Have all the warehouses been vacated?" "It's ready." "Master will go to India after staying at the house for a few days. The shops on Barkhor Street are still short of any goods. You can pull out the list. Also, what is in short supply in Chengdu and Lijiang, it is important to get the goods there... " When Deji turned around and saw Ah Jue pouring the perfume into the buttered tea, she shouted, "Ah Jue, what are you doing?" "Xiangxiang." Ah Jue said seriously.

"This is not for food. If you can find flowers, give them to me quickly! Wait until your father comes back to spank your ass." Deji said. "I'm not afraid. He patted my ass, coaxed me with jelly beans, and let me ride on his neck." "Little devil, Dad gave you the habit!" Hearing the sound of mules and horses entering the courtyard, Deji took Ah Jue out to welcome Tashi back home.She stood on the steps of the main building, with Nazhen on the left and Ah Jue on the right, and the servants were waiting there respectfully.When Gangzhu entered the courtyard, he greeted Basang, and hurried to the steps to greet him: "Eldest Wife, Second Wife, Tashi Dele."

"It's been a hard journey." Deji said, looked outside again, and asked suspiciously, "Where's the master?" "Just after we crossed the Yutuo Bridge, we met Young Master Baima and Master Renqin, and Master Renqin dragged our master to his house." "Gele, what's the rush?" "It was said that there was something important, but the subordinates didn't dare to ask." "Let everyone unload the goods, let's rest." After Deji finished speaking, he turned around and said to Nazhen and Ah Jue who were waiting there, "Let's go." She turned and went back to the main building.

Ah Jue ran towards Gangzhu, Gangzhu picked him up and said, "Young master, look what I brought you." He ran to the bag and took out a small wooden horse toy and handed it to Ah Jue Ah Jue happily pushed the little wooden horse around the yard. The wooden horse's wings fluttered up and down, making a rattling sound. Nazhen stood on the steps, her eyes were fixed on the happy Ah Jue, with jealousy and hatred in her eyes. Gele stopped Tashi from the road and invited him to his house. Before he got down to business, he lit a stick of incense, solemnly worshiped Buddha, and then put the incense in the incense burner.Tashi, Baima, and Pajia sat on the mat and looked at him.Pajia is no longer an attendant, he is the commander of the sixth-rank police in military uniform, and Baima is the platoon leader of the Tibetan army.Gele turned around and said with a solemn expression: "The Japanese have blocked the eastern and southern coastal areas, and the battle situation in the interior has become even more tense. There are flames of war and smoke everywhere. People are dying, and people and ghosts are weeping together."

"I was receiving goods in northern Tibet, and I heard from the caravan who entered Tibet that Xining, Qinghai was also bombed by Japanese planes. The city of Xining was engulfed in flames, and many people died!" Tashi exclaimed. "Fortunately, the mountains in Lhasa are high and the roads are far away. We may be able to escape the catastrophe. We are lucky in misfortune. Brother-in-law, you have just come back, and I have invited you here before I can return home. I want to discuss something with you. Very important thing." "Is it related to the Anti-Japanese War?"

"That's right. Have you heard that? The Ninth Panchen Lama organized a group of monks and laymen to form a 'delegation to comfort the frontline soldiers', carrying a large amount of gold and silver jewelry, 氆氇, and 5,000 silver coins, and sent them directly to the On the front line, to express the determination to resist Japan. The fifth Jamyang Living Buddha mobilized all the monasteries affiliated to Labrang Monastery, monks and laymen of various tribes to donate huge sums of money and purchased 30 planes to support the war of resistance. Rezhen Living Buddha felt that only holding the Lhasa meeting would be a day of chanting and cursing Kou is not enough, we should also donate money, materials and planes, so as not to be left behind.”

"This is a charitable act of protecting the country. I have thought about it with Rezhen Living Buddha. Brother-in-law, the Dele Mansion pledged to donate an airplane first." "Uncle, I'm right, Dad will definitely agree to you." Baima said happily. "I'm not at home, you kid and your uncle are plotting against me?" Tashi said jokingly. Baima was a little embarrassed, and looked at Tashi with a smile. "I didn't expect my brother-in-law to be so happy. He said it was an airplane. Do you know how much an airplane costs?" Geler asked. "I don't know, but the Dele family can afford it... do my best, and show my heart." Seeing that they were talking lively, Pajia couldn't help interjecting, "Master Kalun, Master Dele, I dare not say something." "Don't hide things, just have something to say." "I think that supporting the War of Resistance should be done with caution." "What's the meaning?" "Rezhen Living Buddha's heart is for the motherland. Everyone knows that he is the biggest pro-Han faction in Lhasa. But now he is no longer the regent." "So what? It's true that Rinpoche Daza is now the regent. An old monk in his seventies, what else can he do except chant scriptures all day long? The authority in Lhasa is still controlled by Reting Rinpoche." "But... Dazha Living Buddha is also surrounded by a group of people, and their power is growing. They have a common characteristic, they are obsessed with the central government, and they whisper in private that they want to take advantage of the war in the interior to set up Xi La Sali!" "What do you mean, you also want to follow them to exercise your mind?" "My lord, I just want to remind you, don't offend them by supporting the mainland... You taught me how to judge the situation." "Pajia, are you so poor that you can't afford it, are you looking for an excuse?" Pa Jia looked unhappy and said nothing. "I know your family background, and I will pay for your share," Geler said again. Pajia felt unhappy, and he replied: "Master, if you want to say that, I thank you." Tashi wanted to smooth things over, but hesitated to speak.He vaguely felt another meaning in Pajia's words. In the spring of the Iron Snake in the Tibetan calendar, Rezhen Living Buddha had resigned and returned to Lin Zhouzong's Rezhen Temple to recuperate in order to eliminate the ominous signs. He appointed an elderly teacher as the regent Daza Living Buddha interim.After Daza came to power, he became very close to Li Jisheng, the British commercial representative in Lhasa, and thus gained a reputation as a pro-British faction.Is the political situation in Lhasa about to change again? Pa Jia was ridiculed by Gele and felt dissatisfied. He felt that Gele was self-willed and underestimated Daza Rinpoche.He didn't want to hang himself on a tree, he had to find another backer to be safe.Pajia thought of Kangsa, the former Daiben Kangsa of the first regiment of the Tibetan Army, and now he has been promoted to Kalon.So, he prepared gifts and came to the Kangsa mansion. When the housekeeper led him to the yard, Kalon Kalon was taking a photo with his daughter Medu. Their background was a framed black and white photo of Regent Daza. shutter. The butler stepped forward and reported, "Master, someone wants to see you." Pajia stepped forward to salute and said, "Master Kalon, I come from eastern Tibet, and I belong to the Duokuowa family in Qamdo..." Mei Duo was still taking pictures, she asked the servants to bring over a steel pipe folding chair, let Kangsa sit there, then handed the camera to the butler and said, "I will take a picture with Dad, you take it." "This...how to do it, where to press it? I don't know how to do it." The housekeeper said awkwardly. "Press here, we'll stand up in a while, you just press it against us." Mei Duo said, pointing to a button. The butler was clumsy, and before he could finish listening to Mei Duo, he clicked and took a random photo.Mei Duo yelled unhappily: "You're so stupid, it's a waste of film!" "Miss Mei Duo, let me do it." Pa Jia stepped forward and said. "You can?" "I also have a camera, which is new without you." "You come." Mei Duo returned to Kamsa's side, hugged her father intimately, and Pajia took pictures of them.Click to freeze the frame, the timing of the capture is appropriate, and the composition is reasonable. Kangsa became interested in him and asked, "Are you from the Chamdo Dakuwa family?" "He's the eldest son in the family." "What can you do with me?" "The last time you went to Qamdo for inspection, my father saw you in the general manager's mansion. You may not remember." "Dokowa, a Tibetan doctor... I remember." "You said at that time that the Cordyceps sinensis in Qamdo is the best in Tibet, but you went out of season. My father has always remembered your words. This year's new Cordyceps is harvested, and my father specially asked me to send it to you from Qamdo. .” Only then did Kangsa notice that there was an oilcloth bag next to him, and he said flatly, "It's rare that your father is caring. What's your name?" "The villain's name is Pajia." Mei Duo laughed, and she asked, "Why do you call it pig shit?" "Miss laughed. Pajia means pig shit, which is not elegant. I was always sick when I was a child. Later, I asked the Living Buddha to divination, so he changed my name, saying that it is easy to support and live." "Well, your name is easy to remember. Steward, stay at the mansion for dinner before leaving." Kangsa turned and went back to the main building after finishing speaking.The butler stretched out his hand to guide Paka to the side room.Pajia didn't move, looked at Kangsa's back, and finally his eyes fell on Daza's photo frame, he was thoughtful. In order to support the Anti-Japanese War in the Mainland, Gele called many noble men and women and held a fundraising event in Rinchen Mansion.Baima liked her younger brother Ah Jue, who was only six years old, and lifted him on her shoulders and said, "Come, ride a big horse." He carried Ah Jue up and down towards the main building.Nazhen followed behind them, looking up and down at the two of them with complicated eyes.Baima is really heartless!If you don't have this little boy riding on you, you are the only descendant of the Dele bone line, and everything in the Dele family belongs to you.But now, everything has changed!Baima, my son, if you can't bear it, Grandma can't just stand by and watch, I will help you get back all this, even if you use any means! When everyone entered the living room, they saw that the servants of each family had placed piles of silver coins and piles of Tibetan banknotes on the table. Everyone took their seats and prepared to play cards.Geler delivered a speech: "Playing mahjong is a hobby; playing mahjong and Japanese devils is patriotism. Today, regardless of whether you win or lose, the money you lose from playing cards, including the money lost from servants playing dice, is put in this donation box .Support the Anti-Japanese War and serve the country.” Baima took the lead in applauding, and everyone also applauded, and everyone was enthusiastic. Gele continued: "Then it's a deal! The donation box is here, it depends on the luck on the poker table, let's draw the cards." Everyone applauded again and played cards one after another. Paga held the donation box and patrolled back and forth, ready to collect money.The donation box reads: Support the War of Resistance, Protect the Country and Benefit the People.Tashi was playing mahjong at a table, and Deji was beside him. Nazhen was playing absent-mindedly, looking around from time to time.When she looked up, she happened to see the maid carrying the sleeping Ah Jue across the living room and up to the second floor. Her eyes followed Ah Jue, pondering. The maid carried Ah Jue to the upstairs room and gently put her on the bed.Ah Jue was so tired from playing that he fell into a deep sleep.The maid covered him with a quilt, closed the window, and sat on the ground to doze off. Nazhen lost again, and the silver dollar in her hand was gone.Nazhen was bold, pulled off the tiara on her head and said, "If I lose again, I will use this to support the war of resistance." Saying this, she began to shuffle the cards and play with everyone again.Nazhen watched everyone while playing mahjong, her eyes swept over Tashi, Deji, Zhuoga and Zhandui one by one.As a result, she lost again. "I won't come, I won't come, if I continue to be patriotic like this, I will have to take off my clothes." Nazhen pushed the headdress to the middle of the table and said. "If you take it off, someone must see it. If you love your country, you must love it thoroughly!" Qiongda said. "Little Hoof is really shameless, I'd better leave this opportunity to you." Pajia happily came to collect the money, Nazhen got up, and Qiongda sat in her seat.Nazhen glanced around and saw that everyone was having fun and no one was paying attention to her, so she left quietly. Pajia held Nazhen's headdress, followed her figure, thoughtful. Nazhen went upstairs and gently opened the door a crack, and saw Ah Jue sleeping soundly on her back, and the maid was also sleeping soundly sitting on the ground.She looked around and saw that there was no one in the corridor, so she slipped into the room quietly. She walked to the bed, looked at Ah Jue who was sleeping soundly, and her heart was full of hatred. She said secretly in her heart: "I have waited for six years, today is a good opportunity, there are many people in the Rinchen Mansion, and now there is no one to attack." I know I did it! Ah Jue, don’t blame Auntie, you were reincarnated in the wrong birth, Auntie will help you reincarnate!” She put her hand on Ajue’s neck. Ah Jue moved, but Na Zhen couldn't bear it, and let go of her hand. She looked at Ah Jue in horror, Ah Jue turned over and fell asleep again.Nazhen was cruel, she put a blanket over Ah Jue's face, and grabbed Ah Jue's neck again.Ah Jue started kicking wildly. Nazhen couldn't bear to see her, so she turned her head to one side and continued to push hard.Suddenly, someone tugged her from behind. Nazhen was startled and looked back.It turned out to be Pajia standing behind her, Nazhen looked panicked and let go of her hand. Ah Jue burst into tears, the maid woke up, quickly got up from the ground, and asked nervously, "Little Master, what's the matter with you?" "How did you take care of the child and fell asleep?" Pajia reprimanded. The maid quickly picked up Ah Jue and coaxed her.Ah Jue was out of breath from crying, and Na Zhen was stunned, at a loss.Paka left without saying a word with a cold face. Everyone is still playing mahjong, which is very lively.Nazhen came down from the stairs in fear. She scanned the room to find Pajia, but she saw that Pajia was whispering something to Gele. Pajia glanced at Nazhen, and Nazhen was extremely nervous. Pajia whispered to Gele: "... I made a rough estimate, and now there should be a thousand yuan." Gele was dissatisfied, frowned and said: "So few, these stingy guys." Nazhen thought they were talking about her, she hurriedly turned around in fright, her heart beating continuously.Tashi suddenly appeared beside her and asked, "Nazhen, where have you been?" Nazhen was taken aback, and quickly covered it up by saying, "No...didn't go anywhere." Tashi looked at the people in the room and said calmly, "Come here." Nazhen felt guilty, her legs were so weak that she couldn't move.Tashi walked a few steps and found that Nazhen hadn't followed, so he turned to her and asked, "What's the matter with you?" "Where are you taking me..." Nazhen asked breathlessly. "What's wrong with you, are you sick?" Tashi asked strangely. "It's okay." "Look how nervous you are! You've lost all your money, and donated your tiara?" "It should." "Why should you care about it? They are all belongings outside the body. Donating them to the mainland for the War of Resistance is also an act of good deeds." Tashi said, took out a roll of bank notes and handed them to her, saying: "Go and touch a few times, don't let people underestimate our virtue." Le House." Nazhen took the banknotes and relaxed, she sat there numbly, clutching the roll of banknotes tightly in her hand.Suddenly, she felt a bunch of icy eyes staring at her, Nazhen turned her head suddenly, and she saw that Pajia was looking at her from a distance, and he grinned at Nazhen with a non-smiling smile, which was regarded as a slap in the face. After saying hello, Nazhen was terrified.The professional sensitivity of the policeman made Pajia interested in this woman, and he quickly figured out his ideas: 1. Tashi and Nazhen are married in the name of husband and wife, but she must be a bitter woman; 2. Ah Jue He is the son of Tashi and Deji, and Baima is the son of Nazhen and Qimei Jiebu.Ah Jue and Bai Ma, who will be the future heir of the Dele Mansion?This is the motive for murder! After Nazhen returned to Dele's mansion, she was worried every day and had trouble sleeping and eating.She thought it would be better to have a face-to-face talk with Pa Jia to win his sympathy than to be in such panic all day long. Maybe he would forgive him.So, Nazhen, dressed in casual clothes and carrying a bundle, went to Pajia's house.Pajia's nephew Xiao Puci led her into the house, and Pajia was a little surprised. "I passed by and heard that you live here, come in and identify the door." Nazhen excused. Pajia knew why Nazhen came here, so he took out the money and handed it to Xiao Puci, saying: "The second wife is an honorable person, our family's rough tea and clear water are not neglected, you go to Barkhor Street to buy some British black tea, hurry up Go." Xiao Puci agreed and left. Nazhen also felt that Xiao Puci was in the way, and after he had left, she said: "I was wandering on Barkhor Street today and saw a new batch of Ningbo silk in a store in Beijing. I bought two yuan for your wife. Look, Authentic Suzhou goods." "Second wife, I'm the only one here, and that child is my nephew." "Where's your wife at home?" "There is no wife in my hometown." "Then...give it to your mother, it will always come in handy." Nazhen said awkwardly. "I know, you are afraid that I will tell what happened that day, right?" Nazhen fell silent, and looked at him with pleading eyes. "Second wife, you are so obsessed with ghosts that you can't tolerate a child? It's too vicious!" Paka said sternly. "At that time, my son was in a daze, as if he had been possessed by a demon, and I didn't know what I had done." Nazhen cried in fear. "But I know what you did. Don't forget, I'm a policeman!" Nazhen collapsed, she plopped to her knees on the ground, and begged: "Pajia, listen to me, I was really confused for a moment, I came here to beg you today, you can't tell others, tell me There is only one way to die." "Don't come here... Your teardrops are in a string, I can't hold it in my heart." "You are kind-hearted, you can't report on me." Nazhen cried even more sadly. Seeing that he had achieved his intended goal, Pa Jia changed his tone and said, "I stopped you that day, why should I turn around and report you again." Nazhen stopped crying, raised her teary eyes, and asked, "Really? You won't say it!" "I have been an attendant by Tudenggrad for so many years, and I know your details." Pajia said, stretched out his hand to pull her up, and continued: "You are from a small family in Qamdo. Take root in a wealthy family, to be honest, I both envy you and sympathize with you." Nazhen held Pajia's hand tightly, and couldn't stop sobbing. She said with tears in her eyes, "Is it easy for me to be a woman? In the past few years, although I hid it, it was beautiful after all. Jeb You can rely on it; now, I am nominally the second wife of the Dele House, and I can’t be hungry anymore, but I can’t say what I suffer in my heart. Don’t be afraid of your jokes, I’m actually... just a beggar!" "Second wife, who is making fun of you? You and I are both from Qamdo in eastern Tibet, and we are from a small noble family. Speaking of which, we are still fellow villagers." "Really, I never heard you talk about it." "In front of the master and the second wife, I don't have the right to speak." "I didn't underestimate you, Paka, you have to help me now." "Did I not help you? Second wife, if Master Ah Jue really dies, you will destroy yourself. I can guarantee that Tashi and the others will find out the murderer before the sun goes down that day." "It was you who saved my life." Nazhen said gratefully. "Second wife, are you afraid that Master Ajue will take away Master Baima's property?" Pajia asked bluntly. "You can see through my thoughts at a glance. Ah Jue has reached the age when he sees the wind, and he is about to join the family. At that time, in the Dele Mansion, Baima and I may not even have a place to stay. All gone." "Then you can't use that kind of stupid method. Besides, killing someone's life will be punished by the Bodhisattva." "As a woman, how capable can I be, and what else can I do?" Paka smiled without saying a word. Nazhen saw what Pajia was thinking, she also laughed through tears, took off the gemstone ring on her hand and said: "This is the Burmese jadeite he gave me back then. Pajia, if you guide me, I will have a way out .” Pajia grabbed Nazhen's hand, put the ring on her finger and said, "I'm willing to help you, but I'm not trying to trick you, it's just to help you fight the injustice." "You are so heroic and courageous!" Pajia got up, walked around the room and came back, and said to Nazhen mysteriously: "Second wife, even if you want to get rid of Master A Jue, you have to plan carefully, no one knows." It was the regular tea party of Kashag again.In the meeting hall, the servants are carrying buttered tea, ginseng and pulp porridge, etc., adding food to the wooden bowls and tea bowls on each official's table.More than a dozen monks and lay officials sat in their respective seats, talking and laughing while eating.An official came in from outside with a letter in his hand, and went straight to the Four Great Kalons.He came to Gele, Kangsa and others, and presented the letter to the Chief Kalon Lama. The Lama Lama opened the letter to read, then looked around and said, "It's a letter from the Central Government, sent by the Tibet Office, saying that it is to build a road from Sadia, India, through Lhasa, to Chengdu." Kangsa became angry when he heard it, and said dissatisfiedly: "Hasn't the Han survey team already been active in southern Tibet? The central government has only sent a letter now. This clearly does not take our Kashag seriously!" Gele retorted: "The China-India road was built to transport the anti-war materials from the allies. Director Kong Qingzong of the Tibet Office has already agreed with us, and we are the ones who have been hesitant to make a decision. Kangsa Kalon, if the road is only for the nationals That’s all the meaning of the government, which is also the meaning of the British and Indian governments. British, don’t you want to offend them.” "Hmph, don't use foreigners to oppress me." "The British are outsiders, but the Chinese are our own people." "As early as the year of the iron pig, the Chinese who ate rice had nothing to do with the Lhasa people who ate tsampa. They withdrew from Lhasa with the collapse of the Qing Dynasty. Up to now, the Chinese in Lhasa are only The office that Huang Musong left back then is completely different from the office of the Minister in Tibet.” Seeing Kangsa and Gele confronting each other, all the officials looked sideways and remained silent. Kangsa glanced at the officials and said, "Don't take Chiang Kai-shek for granted. His real intention of building this road is to re-extend the power of the Chinese to Lhasa. My attitude is very clear. This road Can't fix it!" Seeing his resolute attitude, Gele said without hesitation: "Kangsa Kalun, I also want to tell you clearly that Rezhen Rinpoche sent me a message that he supports the construction of this road, and he asked me to convey this to everyone. " Kangsa didn't take him seriously at all, and ordered the officials: "In the name of Kashag, inform Kong Qingzong and his national government that no roads will be built within the territory of Lhasa. For the Sino-Japanese War, we Take a neutral attitude and order officials at all levels stationed in southern Tibet to expel any survey teams that discover Han people, and if there is any confrontation, shoot them to death!" After the regular tea party, Gele went to the Dele store on Barkhor Street angrily.Tashi was in the store discussing with Basang about buying goods from India, when he saw Gele come in with an ugly face, he asked, "Brother-in-law, what's the matter with you?" "It's bad news, but it's also good news. It's actually news." Gehler said angrily. "Who made you so angry, are you confused?" "Chiang Kai-shek wanted to build a road in southern Tibet, but was pushed back by Kangsa and the others." "Really? If the road can't be repaired, the land transportation line from overseas to the interior will be completely cut off. The war in the interior is tight, and this will make the situation worse." "Do you really think that I care about that road? The war in the interior is not terrible. The terrible thing is that those people in Kashag no longer take the words of Reting Rinpoche seriously." "So fast? Did they all change doors?" "That's right. After Dazha Living Buddha came to power, the officials who followed Rezhen were being cut off gradually, Ziyue Ziben was dismissed, Pengkang Galon was also persuaded to retire, and even the most loyal Karon Lama Danba betrayed Rezhen Zhen, now he and Kangsa are venting through the same nostrils. I am the only one left in the Kashag to support me, so I can't do it alone." "I thought Daza was the guru of Reting Rinpoche, and they have a close relationship." "That was in the past! When Rezhen Rinpoche left office, he had an appointment with Daza. Three years later, Rezhen Rinpoche returned to Lhasa after finishing his meditation. The British provoked, alienated the mainland, and attempted to engage in 'Sira Sali', he was on the throne and did not want to come down." "Britain and China were allies in the War of Resistance and brothers in need. They even secretly tried to trick us into separating Han and Tibetan families. These foreign devils are really hateful!" "Benefits, of course, are interests. The Nationalist government is busy fighting, and it can't reach Lhasa. Of course, the British will take advantage of this opportunity to put a leg on my snowy pure land." "A new round of struggle for power has begun in Lhasa, and I don't know who will be unlucky." Tashi said worriedly. "They don't dare to do anything to me." Gele said nonchalantly. "National history, war, throne, Kashag, I'm really glad that I have no official status, so I won't talk about these. Brother-in-law, let me tell you some good news." "I don't know what I want to say? You know it well, just pretend to be stupid!" Tashi thought about it and asked: "The road can't be repaired, and the urgently needed materials in the interior have to be transported. As soon as you close your eyes, you can see that the commercial road from Kalimpong, India to the southwest of the motherland is full of sanduo warehouses, Bangda warehouses and hot warehouses. Zhencang’s pack team and Lhasa’s wealthy and dignitaries can’t sit still anymore, Sukang, Charong, and Kashepa’s mansions have also started doing business one after another. Gele, are you greedy?” Gele smiled and said: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Whoever is left behind can't leave us behind." "Sure enough, I'm right. You also want to form your own pack team?" "Brother-in-law, I have already thought about it. The Renqin Mansion and the Yongdan Mansion will contribute money, and the Dele Mansion will contribute people and efforts. The three of us will join forces to make the Dele family's pack team bigger. It can make a fortune and be patriotic. It kills two birds with one stone. " "It speaks to my heart." Gele took out a map from his pocket, spread it on the counter, pointed to it, and said, "We want to focus our business on the interior, and the pack team will arrange the goods in Kalimpong. Lijiang; all the way along the middle line, it can be transported to Kangding and Chengdu through Qamdo." Tashi also came alive and said excitedly: "We will transport whatever the inland needs, such as khakis, kerosene, candles, soap, and Western medicine." "It can also transport military supplies from allied countries." "Military supplies? That's explicitly prohibited by the Kashag." Gele said disdainfully: "I am still a Kalon now, who dares to ask what the Dele pack transports, so you can do it boldly!" Ah Jue was playing well in the room, and suddenly started crying. The maid was so frightened that she quickly picked him up and coaxed him.But no matter how he coaxed him, he was still crying, and the crying was louder than the loudest, and the maid was sweating profusely.Deji hurried over after hearing the news, she took Ah Jue and asked, "What's going on?" "I don't know, the young master has been crying, and he can't be coaxed well." The maid replied. "Baby, don't cry... Are you bumping into each other?" "No, eldest lady, after dinner, we played with him for a while and stayed by his side all the time." "Ah Jue, where is your pain?" Deji asked. "It hurts everywhere." Ah Jue cried. The maid remembered something and said to Deji: "Yesterday at the Rinchen Mansion, the young master fell asleep soundly. I don't know why he suddenly burst into tears. I thought he had a nightmare. You are playing mahjong downstairs. Didn't tell you." "Did you bump into something unclean?" Deji said anxiously, reaching out to touch Ah Jue's forehead. Ah Jue kept crying, so Deji sent someone to invite two lamas to recite the disaster relief scriptures. Ah Jue gradually calmed down and fell asleep.But at night, he woke up suddenly again, crying, and the maid coaxed him unexpectedly.Deji and Tashi rushed to the bed, Tashi stretched out his hands to rub Ah Jue's belly, coaxing him, "Dad is here, don't be afraid, does your stomach still hurt?" Ah Jue was still crying, crying more and more fiercely.The cry spread to Nazhen's room. She sat cross-legged in front of the guardian statue, praying silently, and finally listened to the cry outside, with a slight smile on her face. Tashi carried Ah Jue back and forth on the ground, and Ah Jue gradually stopped crying and fell asleep drowsily.He put Ah Jue gently on the bed, covered him with a quilt, and the room became quiet.Deji looked at Ah Jue and couldn't help crying. Tashi comforted her and said, "You don't have to worry, it's okay for a child to get sick occasionally." "I also asked the Tibetan doctor to use the medicine, and I also asked the lama to recite the scriptures, but Ah Jue cried four times this night, but he still didn't get better." "Cure always needs a process, don't worry." "Ajue is just six years old this year, and Lan Ze died at the age of six. Will he be as short-lived as Lan Ze? Tashi, I'm afraid... I can't lose this child again..." "Deji, don't let your imagination run wild. Isn't Ah Jue already asleep? Maybe, if you sleep, you'll be fine tomorrow." Deji couldn't help himself, crying in a mess.Tashi was also worried. He thought for a while and said, "Let's take Ah Jue to see a British doctor. Maybe Western medicine can help." Early the next morning, Tashi and Deji took Ah Jue to the British Commercial Representative Office, looking for a British doctor to see Ah Jue.An old lama in ragged clothes was begging for money on the street. He turned his head and saw a maid holding Ah Jue and coming out of the representative office surrounded by Gangzhu, Tashi and Deji. Bowl begging for them. Gangzhu went up to him and yelled, "Go away, go away. Our master and wife are just upset." "Gangzhu, give the master some alms." Tashi said. Gangzhu had no choice but to give the old lama some small Tibetan banknotes.The old lama received the alms, not only did not leave, but moved closer to Ah Jue.Gangzhu yelled at him angrily: "Don't leave after giving you alms, it smells so bad, don't smoke our young master." The old lama glanced at Ah Jue in the arms of the maid, bared his teeth and said, "It doesn't matter if I smoke him or not, he won't live long anyway." When Deji heard this, she was shocked. She came to the old lama step by step and asked, "Master, how did you say that?" "It's all due to his good fortune that he can live to be six years old." The old lama muttered. Deji and Tashi looked at each other, Deji was even more startled, and said sincerely: "Master, please enlighten me." "He shouldn't have been born in a wealthy family, let alone a common man. He grew up in the wrong place, with chaotic five elements, so he must be sick. Do you think he can live long?" "The master is saying that this child has the fate of Buddha? Should he be ordained as a monk?" Tashi asked. "Your family has received the blessings of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas for generations, but no one has escaped into Buddhism for three consecutive generations. How can Buddhas and Bodhisattvas not blame you. Therefore, this child's illness does not need to seek medical treatment everywhere. Send him to a monastery, and his illness will naturally heal. "After the old lama finished speaking, he walked away in a leisurely manner. Deji was dumbfounded, and murmured: "How could this be?" Tashi looked at his back, pondered for a moment, and said to Gangzhu: "Go quickly, send some more alms to the master, don't be stingy." Gangzhu agreed and chased after her. The servants in the kitchen of Dele's Mansion were busy making lunch, the maid was blowing the fire with a wind bag, and the two cooks were very busy chopping meat and vegetables.Nazhen walked in, and she looked at everything in the kitchen.When the cook saw her, he hurried forward to say hello: "Second Madam, what's your order?" "Master and young master are back, is lunch ready?" Nazhen asked. "Currently preparing." "The young master has been to the doctor, and he is much better. What have you prepared for him for lunch?" "Steamed beef tongue, deep-fried lungs, steamed stuffed buns, and... red date porridge." 娜珍来到粥锅前，拿起勺子盛上一点儿尝了尝，她趁厨子不注意，把手里的一包药末倒了进去，然后用勺子搅拌着，转身说道：“小少爷胃口不好，要煮得烂一些。” “啦嗦。”厨子恭敬地答应着。 午饭很快就做好了，摆在了客厅的桌子上，扎西、德吉、娜珍和阿觉围在桌前开始吃饭。女仆把红枣粥盛在碗里，端给阿觉。娜珍接过来，吹了又吹，搅了又搅，然后盛了一勺送到阿觉嘴边说：“阿觉，多吃才有精神，来来，听姨娘话，大口。这孩子真乖……再来一勺。” 德吉望着吃饭的阿觉，有些愣神，扎西看在眼里，心头一沉，他说道：“我知道你在想什么，刚才那个化缘老喇嘛的话，你也别当真。” “可是，如果阿觉就这么一直病下去……我不能眼睁睁地……我都不敢往下想。” “我们只有这一个孩子，送到寺院出家，你舍不得，我也舍不得。” “我是舍不得！阿觉要是离开我……不行，绝对不行！” 阿觉不想吃了，他把饭碗推到一边，萎靡不振的样子。娜珍又把碗端到他面前，哄道：“宝贝，再吃一口，吃饱了，姨娘带你去找白玛哥哥骑大马，好不好？再吃点儿。” “我不吃。”阿觉一把将碗打翻在地，哭了起来。 德吉马上扑过去，抱起阿觉哄他说：“阿觉，乖，不吃就不吃吧，别哭，啊，不哭。” 娜珍掏出手帕给阿觉擦眼泪，假惺惺地说：“别哭了，阿觉，你再哭，姨娘的心都碎了。” 阿觉哭得更厉害了。 藏军军营的操场上正在进行篮球比赛，一边是英式军装，另一边是藏式军服。白玛把藏袍系在腰间，露出结实的肩膀、优美的肌肉……他在场上表现突出，带球，过人，投篮，球又进了。在场的人狂热地叫好，比分板又翻出新的成绩。 观看比赛的僧俗官员坐在阳伞下面，其中有康萨噶伦和八角代本。梅朵坐在康萨的身后，她聚精会神地看着比赛，完全被白玛吸引了，康萨的目光也在白玛身上。八角代本侧过头来，低声地说：“噶伦大人，他就像一根刺，卡在我的嗓子眼上，吐也不是，咽也不是。” “我倒觉得这小伙子不错，身手敏捷。”康萨说道。 “啊？大人，他可是土登格勒的外甥。” 白玛一个三步篮，强行突破，又一个非常漂亮的投篮，球进了，场上立刻爆发出欢呼声。白玛不经意地扫了一眼康萨和八角代本，见他们正起身离场，他的脸上略过一丝不祥。 梅朵很兴奋，拿着照相机对着白玛一顿狂拍。 比赛更加激烈了，白玛在场上越战越勇，他带球过来，一转身投篮，球又进了。梅朵端着照相机追拍白玛，拍着拍着，她的镜头里，满场再也没有别人，只剩下了白玛。 康萨和八角代本离开了喧闹的篮球场，回到了军营，八角代本对康萨说：“白玛最近很活跃，他撺掇一些中下级军官为内地抗战捐款捐物，和土登格勒一唱一和的。” "that's it?" “他是上层贵族子弟，平时乐善好施，广有人缘，大有一呼百应之势。我担心，他继续留在军中会对我们不利。” “那你想怎么办？” “制造机会，脱掉他这身军服。既解除了我们的后顾之忧，也给土登格勒点儿颜色看看。” “这样不妥。按说德勒家族对政治没兴趣，扎西顿珠跟土登格勒虽然是亲戚，但他们两人不一样，我们如果刻意压制白玛，没准儿会弄巧成拙。” “大人，您说怎么办？” 康萨沉吟片刻，他冲外面的侍从官挥了挥手，侍从官赶紧跑上前来。康萨吩咐道：“篮球赛结束以后，你让白玛来指挥部一趟。” 侍从官大声地应答，跑去通知白玛。白玛换上军装朝指挥部跑步而来，他在离门口不远处停住脚步，整理了一下军容，准备伸手敲门。突然，从侧面飞来一个篮球，白玛一闪身，伸手将篮球接住，他四下张望，却不见人。白玛把篮球放到门边，又准备敲门。这时，身后传来梅朵的笑声。白玛回头说道：“你个小疯丫头，敢偷袭我。” “谁让你大眼无神，我这么大个活人在这儿，你愣看不见。”梅朵笑着说。 “你爸啦和代本老爷召见，我紧张！” “有我在，你怕什么。” “那好，我……进去了。” “等等……你今天球打得不错。白玛哥，我也要跟你学打篮球。” “那都是小伙子玩的，哪有小姑娘打篮球的。” “谁是小姑娘，我都长大了。” “大小姐就更不能打篮球了，多不淑女，上蹿下跳的。你看我这胳膊，一疙瘩一块的，你要是练成这样，将来非嫁不出去。” 梅朵甩开他，生气地说：“讨厌，谁要嫁人啊。” “小酸脸子，还说长大了呢，逗你玩呢。梅朵妹妹，你要想运动，我给你个建议，不要打篮球，忒野蛮，英国淑女都打网球，特优雅。”白玛哄她说。 “好啊，那你教我。” "no problem." 这时，传来侍从官的声音：“谁在外面喧哗？” 白玛赶紧冲梅朵做了一个小声的动作，清了清嗓子，大声地说：“报告！白玛多吉前来报到。” 梅朵含情脉脉地看着白玛推门进去了。 指挥部里端坐着康萨噶伦、八角代本，还有两名军官，白玛上前行英式军礼。 八角代本看了看他，说道：“坐吧。” 白玛站着没动，回了一句：“噶伦老爷、代本老爷在上，我还是站着吧。” “我有段日子没来兵营了，你今天表现得不错，说明平时训练很刻苦。”康萨说。 “捍卫政教大业，绝不敢有一丝惰怠。” “当排长多长时间啦？” “已经六年了。” “按照藏军的老例，早过了晋升的年限。代本大人，是该给他挪动挪动了。” 白玛闻听，有些不知所措。 八角代本接过康萨的话头儿，继续说道：“内地战事吃紧，亚东海关来往货物更加繁忙，现在驻亚东的连长很不得力，关税的征收和稽查都搞得一塌糊涂，我和噶伦老爷商议，决定改派你去接任。” “啊？去亚东关？”白玛意外地问。 “啊什么啊？关税收入是噶厦政府的命脉，亚东关远在千里之外，必须派嫡系的干将，我和噶伦老爷才会放心。你回府上打声招呼，七天后启程。”八角代本不客气地说完，见白玛愣神，追问了一句：“回答！” “服从命令。” “傻小子，恭喜你，你已经正式晋升为六品连长了。” “谢噶伦老爷，谢代本老爷。” 侍从官从幕后走过来，他手中的托盘里放着连长的领章和帽徽等。白玛接过托盘，擎在手中，金色的领章和帽徽熠熠生辉。 娜珍又来到了帕甲家里，帕甲正在一个铜臼里磨药，娜珍守在一边，疑惑地眼光望着他说：“你的药肯定剂量不够，那小崽子吃了以后只是哭闹……” 帕甲停下手中的活儿，盯着娜珍说：“你想给他下猛药，吃了就死？” 娜珍被问住了，她想了想说：“我三番五次地往伙房里钻，会被他们怀疑的。” “二太太，你也不想想，如果阿觉小少爷暴病而死，扎西和德吉能看不出破绽？” 娜珍忧虑，不语了。 “我可不想把你这条命也搭上。二太太，要神不知鬼不觉，你急什么啊！”帕甲说着，把铜臼里的药末倒在纸包里，递给娜珍又说：“这是最后一剂药，你等着看效果吧。” “还是你想得周全。小老乡，事成以后，我怎么谢你啊？”娜珍舒了口气说。 “你想怎么谢我啊？”帕甲暧昧地问。 娜珍爽快地说：“你说吧，你想要什么，我都给你。”